Kiribati vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Kiribati
0.1701 modelled data
in 2025
Maldives
0.24 modelled data
in 2025
Kiribati rank
198th
Maldives rank
195th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Kiribati
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.24 modelled data against 0.1701 modelled data in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0699 modelled data.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 198th and Maldives ranks 195th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6107 modelled data | 0.5461 modelled data | 0.0646 modelled data | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.442 modelled data | 0.6052 modelled data | 0.1631 modelled data | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.0902 modelled data | 0.4181 modelled data | 0.3279 modelled data | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Kiribati or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.24 modelled data against 0.1701 modelled data in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Kiribati and Maldives?
- 0.0699 modelled data, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kiribati ranks 198th and Maldives ranks 195th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release